What color is #233E37?

#233E37 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #233E37?

The RGB value is 35, 62, 55: 35 red, 62 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #233E37?

The complementary color is #3E232A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #233E37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#233E37 color

#233E37 rgb(35, 62, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #233E37 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 24.3% green and 21.6% blue (35, 62, 55).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 28% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.57:1).

#233E37 color codes

HEX	`#233E37`
RGB	`rgb(35, 62, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 24.3%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 28%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 44%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 11%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.93, -12.27, 1.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.93, 12.31, 175.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.105, 4.078, 4.237)`
Decimal	`2309687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #233E37, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #233E37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#233E37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #233E37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #233e37; }
.text { color: #233e37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #233e37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 62 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #233e37, #23373e); }

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Questions

What color is #233E37?: #233E37 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #233E37?: The RGB value is 35, 62, 55: 35 red, 62 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #233E37?: The complementary color is #3E232A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #233E37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.